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With just a week to go until King Charles III’s coronation, the BBC has now shared the full line-up of musicians and artists performing at the concert in honour of the new monarch.
The Coronation Concert will be taking place on Sunday, May 7 on the grounds of Windsor Castle.
Viewers and listeners can tune in to BBC One and iPlayer, as well as Radio 2 and BBC Sounds.
Downton Abbey actor Hugh Bonneville will be hosting the concert to celebrate the Coronation of The King and The Queen in front of 20,000 members of the public and invited guests.
But who’s performing for the King? Express TV brings you the latest line-up confirmed by the BBC.
Among the stars taking to the stage live will be British singer and The Voice coach Paloma Faith, singer-songwriter Steve Winwood, Chinese pianist Lang Lang and former Pussycat Dolls singer Nicole Scherzinger.
Other musicians include X Factor singer Olly Murs, DJ Pete Tong who will be performing Ibiza Classics, featuring Vula and JERUB, and winner of The Piano, Lucy.
Nigeria-born singer-songwriter Tiwa Savage, who has won an MTV Europe Music Award for Best African Act, will be performing as well.
But the concert won’t just be a musical extravaganza but also jam-packed with entertainment, including video messages from Hollywood A-listers Tom Cruise, Sir Tom Jones and Dame Joan Collins.
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Disney’s Winnie the Pooh will be featured in the concert in some capacity, perhaps similar to Paddington Bear for the late Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations last year, while Bollywood star Sonam Kapoor will serve up a spoken word performance.
Survivalist Bear Grylls and former Strictly Come Dancing professional Oti Mabuse will be appearing in pre-recorded sketches, sharing little-known facts about the King.
The latest names join an already packed and star-studded roster of stars including Take That, American superstar Lionel Richie, pop icon Katy Perry, international opera star Andrea Bocelli, Welsh bass-baritone Sir Bryn Terfel, British singer-songwriter Freya Ridings and classical-soul composer and producer Alexis Ffrench.
There will be exclusive performances from The Coronation Choir, which is made up of keen community singers across the nation and will be conducted by Gareth Malone.
Added to this, for the first time ever, The Royal Ballet, The Royal Opera, the Royal Shakespeare Company, The Royal College of Music and The Royal College of Art will come together.
This five-way collaboration will feature Doctor Who and Sex Education star Ncuti Gatwa and Mei Mac.
This special performance will encompass the themes of love and togetherness, combining music, dance, art and theatre in what is being billed as the ultimate Royal collaboration.
However, the centrepiece of the Coronation Concert will be Lighting up the Nation, which will see the country come together for the coronation with iconic locations across the UK lit up using projections, lasers, drone displays and illuminations.
The Coronation Concert will be on Sunday, May 7 on BBC One, BBC iPlayer, BBC Radio 2 and BBC Sounds
The world will watch in awe as King Charles and Queen Camilla are crowned on Saturday, May 6 at Westminster Abbey. A number of British royals will be in attendance over the course of a three-day Bank Holiday weekend alongside dignitaries, foreign royals, and political leaders from around the world.
Months of meticulous planning has gone into arranging the big day, and millions of people will be watching every moment as Britain enters a new era following the death of the late Queen Elizabeth II.
Here Express.co.uk looks at everything you need to know about the King’s Coronation from the guest list and crown jewels to the full programme of events over the weekend.
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